diff --git a/PKHeX.Core/Saves/Util/Recognition/ISaveHandler.cs b/PKHeX.Core/Saves/Util/Recognition/ISaveHandler.cs
index d1a76f9f2..99fbacd8b 100644
--- a/PKHeX.Core/Saves/Util/Recognition/ISaveHandler.cs
+++ b/PKHeX.Core/Saves/Util/Recognition/ISaveHandler.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
 
 namespace PKHeX.Core;
 #if !(EXCLUDE_EMULATOR_FORMATS && EXCLUDE_HACKS)
@@ -39,9 +40,10 @@ public interface ISaveReader
     /// Reads a save file from the <see cref="data"/>
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="data">Raw input data</param>
+    /// <param name="result">The resulting <see cref="SaveFile"/> if successful, otherwise null.</param>
     /// <param name="path">Optional file path.</param>
     /// <returns>Save File object, or null if invalid. Check <see cref="ISaveHandler"/> if it is compatible first.</returns>
-    SaveFile? ReadSaveFile(Memory<byte> data, string? path = null);
+    bool TryRead(Memory<byte> data, [NotNullWhen(true)] out SaveFile? result, string? path = null);
 
     /// <inheritdoc cref="ISaveHandler.IsRecognized"/>
     bool IsRecognized(long dataLength);
diff --git a/PKHeX.Core/Saves/Util/Recognition/ZipReader.cs b/PKHeX.Core/Saves/Util/Recognition/ZipReader.cs
index 956b1c1c1..5db1afb01 100644
--- a/PKHeX.Core/Saves/Util/Recognition/ZipReader.cs
+++ b/PKHeX.Core/Saves/Util/Recognition/ZipReader.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
 using System.IO;
 using System.IO.Compression;
 
@@ -9,64 +10,155 @@ namespace PKHeX.Core;
 /// </summary>
 public sealed class ZipReader : ISaveReader
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Indicates if the provided data length is large enough to attempt ZIP recognition.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="dataLength">Length of the data buffer.</param>
+    /// <returns><see langword="true"/> if the data length is large enough; otherwise, <see langword="false"/>.</returns>
     public bool IsRecognized(long dataLength) => dataLength > 4;
 
-    private static bool IsValidFileName(string name) => name is "main" or "SaveData.bin";
+    private static bool IsValidFileName(ReadOnlySpan<char> name) => Is(name, "main") || Is(name, "SaveData.bin");
+    private static bool Is(ReadOnlySpan<char> value, ReadOnlySpan<char> other) => value.Equals(other, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
 
-    public SaveFile? ReadSaveFile(Memory<byte> data, string? path = null)
+    // check ZIP header in first 4 bytes
+    private static bool IsPossiblyZip(ReadOnlySpan<byte> data) => data.Length >= 16 && data is [0x50, 0x4B, 0x03, 0x04, ..]; // "PK\x03\x04"
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Attempts to read a <see cref="SaveFile"/> from the provided ZIP data.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="data">Raw file data that may represent a ZIP archive.</param>
+    /// <param name="result">When this method returns <see langword="true"/>, contains the parsed <see cref="SaveFile"/> instance; otherwise <see langword="null"/>.</param>
+    /// <param name="path">Optional original file path (ignored for ZIP contents).</param>
+    /// <returns><see langword="true"/> if a save file was successfully parsed; otherwise, <see langword="false"/>.</returns>
+    // ReSharper disable once MethodOverloadWithOptionalParameter
+    public bool TryRead(Memory<byte> data, [NotNullWhen(true)] out SaveFile? result, string? path = null) => TryRead(data, out result);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Attempts to read a <see cref="SaveFile"/> from the provided ZIP data.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="data">Raw file data that may represent a ZIP archive.</param>
+    /// <param name="result">When this method returns <see langword="true"/>, contains the parsed <see cref="SaveFile"/> instance; otherwise <see langword="null"/>.</param>
+    /// <returns><see langword="true"/> if a save file was successfully parsed; otherwise, <see langword="false"/>.</returns>
+    public static bool TryRead(Memory<byte> data, [NotNullWhen(true)] out SaveFile? result)
     {
-        // check ZIP header in first 4 bytes
-        if (data.Length < 4 || data.Span is not [0x50, 0x4B, 0x03, 0x04, ..]) // "PK\x03\x04"
-            return null;
+        result = null;
+        if (!IsPossiblyZip(data.Span))
+            return false;
 
         using var ms = new MemoryStream(data.ToArray());
-        using var archive = new ZipArchive(ms, ZipArchiveMode.Read, false);
-        return Read(archive);
+        return TryRead(ms, out result);
     }
 
-    private static SaveFile? Read(ZipArchive zip)
+    /// <inheritdoc cref="TryRead(Memory{byte}, out SaveFile?)"/>
+    public static bool TryRead(byte[] data, [NotNullWhen(true)] out SaveFile? result)
+    {
+        result = null;
+        if (!IsPossiblyZip(data))
+            return false;
+
+        using var ms = new MemoryStream(data);
+        return TryRead(ms, out result);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Attempts to read a <see cref="SaveFile"/> from the provided stream assumed to contain a ZIP archive.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="ms">Stream positioned at the beginning of a ZIP archive.</param>
+    /// <param name="result">When this method returns <see langword="true"/>, contains the parsed <see cref="SaveFile"/> instance; otherwise <see langword="null"/>.</param>
+    /// <param name="leaveOpen">Whether to leave the stream open after reading.</param>
+    /// <returns><see langword="true"/> if a save file was successfully parsed; otherwise, <see langword="false"/>.</returns>
+    public static bool TryRead(Stream ms, [NotNullWhen(true)] out SaveFile? result, bool leaveOpen = false)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            using var archive = new ZipArchive(ms, ZipArchiveMode.Read, leaveOpen);
+            return TryRead(archive, out result);
+        }
+        catch
+        {
+            result = null;
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static bool TryRead(ZipArchive zip, [NotNullWhen(true)] out SaveFile? result)
     {
         var entries = zip.Entries;
+        if (entries.Count == 1)
+            return TryRead(entries[0], out result);
+
         foreach (var entry in entries)
         {
-            if (!IsValidFileName(entry.Name) && entries.Count != 1)
+            if (!IsValidFileName(entry.Name))
                 continue;
-            if (!SaveUtil.IsSizeValid(entry.Length))
-                continue;
-
-            using var entryStream = entry.Open();
-            var tmp = new MemoryStream();
-            entryStream.CopyTo(tmp);
-            if (!SaveUtil.TryGetSaveFile(tmp.ToArray(), out var result, entry.FullName))
-                continue;
-            return result;
+            if (TryRead(entry, out result))
+                return true;
         }
-        return null;
+        result = null;
+        return false;
     }
 
-    public static void UpdateSaveFile(ReadOnlySpan<byte> data, string path)
+    private static bool TryRead(ZipArchiveEntry entry, [NotNullWhen(true)] out SaveFile? result)
+    {
+        if (!SaveUtil.IsSizeValid(entry.Length))
+        {
+            result = null;
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        using var entryStream = entry.Open();
+        var tmp = new MemoryStream();
+        entryStream.CopyTo(tmp);
+        return SaveUtil.TryGetSaveFile(tmp.ToArray(), out result, entry.FullName);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Updates the first valid save file entry in a ZIP file on disk with the provided save data.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="path">Path to an existing ZIP file.</param>
+    /// <param name="data">New save data to write.</param>
+    /// <returns><see langword="true"/> if an entry was updated; otherwise, <see langword="false"/>.</returns>
+    public static bool Update(string path, ReadOnlySpan<byte> data)
     {
         var ext = Path.GetExtension(path);
         if (ext is not ".zip")
-            return;
+            return false;
 
         if (!File.Exists(path))
-            return;
+            return false;
 
         using var zip = ZipFile.Open(path, ZipArchiveMode.Update);
-        Update(zip, data);
+        return Update(zip, data);
     }
 
-    private static void Update(ZipArchive zip, ReadOnlySpan<byte> data)
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Updates the first save entry in the provided <see cref="ZipArchive"/> with the given data.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="zip">Open ZIP archive in update mode.</param>
+    /// <param name="data">New save data to write.</param>
+    /// <returns><see langword="true"/> if an entry was updated; otherwise, <see langword="false"/>.</returns>
+    public static bool Update(ZipArchive zip, ReadOnlySpan<byte> data)
     {
         var entries = zip.Entries;
+        if (entries.Count == 1)
+        {
+            UpdateEntry(entries[0], data);
+            return true;
+        }
         foreach (var entry in entries)
         {
-            if (!IsValidFileName(entry.Name) && entries.Count != 1)
+            if (!IsValidFileName(entry.Name))
                 continue;
-            using var entryStream = entry.Open();
-            entryStream.Write(data);
-            break;
+            UpdateEntry(entry, data);
+            return true;
         }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    private static void UpdateEntry(ZipArchiveEntry entry, ReadOnlySpan<byte> data)
+    {
+        using var entryStream = entry.Open();
+        entryStream.SetLength(0);
+        entryStream.Write(data);
     }
 }
diff --git a/PKHeX.Core/Saves/Util/SaveUtil.cs b/PKHeX.Core/Saves/Util/SaveUtil.cs
index 44793373f..91c3840f4 100644
--- a/PKHeX.Core/Saves/Util/SaveUtil.cs
+++ b/PKHeX.Core/Saves/Util/SaveUtil.cs
@@ -505,8 +505,7 @@ private static bool TryGetSaveFileCustom(Memory<byte> data, [NotNullWhen(true)]
             if (!h.IsRecognized(data.Length))
                 continue;
 
-            result = h.ReadSaveFile(data, path);
-            if (result is not null)
+            if (h.TryRead(data, out result, path))
                 return true;
         }
         result = null;
diff --git a/PKHeX.WinForms/Util/WinFormsUtil.cs b/PKHeX.WinForms/Util/WinFormsUtil.cs
index 22050f60a..f470a72e3 100644
--- a/PKHeX.WinForms/Util/WinFormsUtil.cs
+++ b/PKHeX.WinForms/Util/WinFormsUtil.cs
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ private static void ExportSAVInternal(ReadOnlySpan<byte> data, string path, stri
                 if (path != exist)
                     File.Copy(exist, path, true);
 
-                ZipReader.UpdateSaveFile(data, path);
+                ZipReader.Update(path, data);
                 return;
             }
         }